splice

Nouns

  • (n) a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
    • the break was due to an imperfect splice
    splicing,
  • (n) joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together lap joint,

Verbs

  • (v) join the ends of
    • splice film
  • (v) perform a marriage ceremony
    • The minister married us on Saturday
    • We were wed the following week
    • The couple got spliced on Hawaii
    marry, wed, tie,
  • (v) join together so as to form new genetic combinations
    • splice genes
  • (v) join by interweaving strands
    • Splice the wires

Synonyms

splicing lap joint marry wed tie

Words of close approximity

split
spliff spline splint
splicer